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Step-1

Title: Parenthetical Expressions & Nonrestrictive Clauses

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S5-L1

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.
2	Clue	These are the elements in a sentence that are unessential to the sentence’s core meaning.
3	Hint	The word field should be singular in the given nonrestricted clause, followed by a punctuation comma.
4	Choice.A	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful. The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the misuse of the term "fields" when it should be "field."	No change
5	Choice.B	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful. The sentence is grammatically correct, and the phrase "too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful" is a nonrestrictive clause that provides additional information about the noun "philosophy." Nonrestrictive clauses are separated from the main clause by commas.	field, too
6	Choice.C	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields-too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful. The sentence contains a grammatical error. The term "fields" should be singular, matching "field" for agreement.	fields-too
7	Choice.D	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields; too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful. The term "fields" should be singular, matching "field" for agreement. And the sentence is incorrect due to the use of a semicolon after "fields."	fields; too
8	Step:	Correct sentence	Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.
9	Answer	Option	B
10	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

Clue

These are the elements in a sentence that are unessential to the sentence’s core meaning.

Hint

The word field should be singular in the given nonrestricted clause, followed by a punctuation comma.

Choice.A

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

The sentence is grammatically incorrect due to the misuse of the term "fields" when it should be "field."

No change

Choice.B

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

The sentence is grammatically correct, and the phrase "too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful" is a nonrestrictive clause that provides additional information about the noun "philosophy." Nonrestrictive clauses are separated from the main clause by commas.

field, too

Choice.C

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields-too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

The sentence contains a grammatical error. The term "fields" should be singular, matching "field" for agreement.

fields-too

Choice.D

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly fields; too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

The term "fields" should be singular, matching "field" for agreement. And the sentence is incorrect due to the use of a semicolon after "fields."

fields; too

Step:

Correct sentence

Many educationalists consider philosophy as a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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